Rare-earth metal complexes as catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

DM Lyubov, AO Tolpygin, AA Trifonov - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
This review is focused on recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of lactide and
lactones (mainly caprolactone and β-butyrolactone) which were achieved due to the …

Heterobimetallic lanthanide/sodium phenoxides: Efficient catalysts for amidation of aldehydes with amines

J Li, F Xu, Y Zhang, Q Shen - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
Heterobimetallic lanthanide/sodium phenoxides were found to be efficient catalysts for
amidation of aldehydes with amines under mild conditions. The reactivity follows the order …

Controlled enzymatic degradation of poly (ɛ-caprolactone)-based copolymers in the presence of porcine pancreatic lipase

H Peng, J Ling, J Liu, N Zhu, X Ni, Z Shen - Polymer Degradation and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Poly (ɛ-caprolactone)(PCL) has been extensively studied for biomedical use due to its
outstanding biocompatibility. Well-defined random and block copolymers based on PCL …

Unprecedented polymerization of trimethylene carbonate Initiated by a samarium borohydride complex: Mechanistic insights and copolymerization with ε …

I Palard, M Schappacher, B Belloncle… - … A European Journal, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC) was synthesized through ring‐opening
polymerization by using a rare‐earth borohydride initiator,[Sm (BH4) 3 (thf) 3]. This initiator …

Homo- and Block Copolymerizations of ε-Decalactone with l-Lactide Catalyzed by Lanthanum Compounds

JO Lin, W Chen, Z Shen, J Ling - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Biobased and environmental-friendly polylactones provide a solution to the increasing crisis
of fossil-sourced products. Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-decalactone (DL) …

Controlling Ring-Opening Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactone with Trimethylene Carbonate by Scandium Tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate)

J Ling, W Zhu, Z Shen - Macromolecules, 2004 - ACS Publications
Copolymers of ε-caprolactone (CL) and trimethylene carbonate (TMC) have been
synthesized through ring-opening polymerization using a novel initiator of scandium tris (2, 6 …

A density functional theory study of the mechanisms of scandium-alkoxide initiated coordination–insertion ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

J Ling, J Shen, TE Hogen-Esch - Polymer, 2009 - Elsevier
The generally accepted coordination–insertion mechanisms of scandium-alkoxide initiated
ring-opening polymerizations of ɛ-caprolactone (CL), trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and (S …

Amphiphilic biodegradable poly (CL-b-PEG-b-CL) triblock copolymers prepared by novel rare earth complex: Synthesis and crystallization properties

W Zhu, W **e, X Tong, Z Shen - European Polymer Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic biodegradable poly (CL-b-PEG-b-CL) triblock copolymers have been
successfully prepared by the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) employing …

Synthesis, isothermal crystallization and micellization of mPEG–PCL diblock copolymers catalyzed by yttrium complex

W **e, W Zhu, Z Shen - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic biodegradable mPEG–PCL diblock copolymers have been synthesized using
rare earth catalyst: yttrium tris (2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate)[Y (DBMP) 3] in the …

The effect of molecular weight on thermal properties and degradation behavior of copolymers based on TMC and DTC

Z Hou, P Li, J Guo, J Wang, J Hu, L Yang - Polymer Degradation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of copolymers [P (TMC-co-DTC)] with different molecular weights based on
trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and 2, 2-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate (DTC) were …